Wheel rim or felly for pneumatic or solid tires.



WHEEL RIM OR HAW.

J. B. BRADS FELLY FOR PNE PLIOATION FILED n1'.0.1o,19os.

UMA'I'IG 0R SOLID TIRES.

' Patented Feb. '1, 1910.

2 SHEETS-H1111 fVE a/sww if G7 I J. B. BRADSHAW. WHEEL Rm 0R FELLY r03 PNEUMATIC on SOLID TIRES.

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Patented Feb. 1, 1910;

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' To all whom it may concern:

'= liesfor Pneumatic or solid Tires, for which and'the tire again placed in position and inflated;

'- ures 1, 2, 3. at and 5 are vertical cross secthereto. 'Fig. '6, is---a sectional view on a.

V f in Figs. 8 and 9. At the other si e the rim g are made in a peculiar manner, that is to'say SHAW, subjeet'of the King of Great Britain,

object an arrangement wherebyit[a pune-t 15 A the rim. The rim has its inner surface a axis N, and it is made at one sidewitlna bolts g, and n the caseof Figs. 1 and 2 by cutting a groove in the rim. In this groove 45 is placed a retaining ring C provided with ter P, so that the ring C, when rotated in its JOSEPH 'BETTS BRA-D SHAW Be it known that I, Josnrn BE'i'rsBnAm residing in Manchester,- in the county of Lancaster, in the Kingdom of ,Engla-nd, merchant, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Wheel Rims or Felapplication-has been made in Great Britain, No.*2( ),90($, dated Se )tember :20, 1906-. This invention relates to wheelrims or fellies for pneumatic tires, suitable for m0- tor cars'and other vehicles,.aud hasior its;

ture' takes place the outer cover and inner. tube canbe quickly withdrawn, repaired The invention can also be applied to solid t res. 7 3 In the accompanying draw1ngs:F1g-

tions of wheels vwith my inventioirapplied larger scale of the valve. Fig. 7 shows the shape of holes in the riinand ring for the. valve tube. Fig; 8 is a vertical section; and Fig. 9 a front elevation of a wooden ivheel with inyinvention applied thereto.

Referring'firsttoltigs. 1, 2, 8 and S), L is the hub of the wheel, M the spokes, and

and its outer surface o concentric with the flange B either in'one \viththe rim, as shown in Figs. land 2,'or shrunk on to the mm in the case of a wooden wh cl, shown has a groove or recess in'it; This is formed in the case of Figs. 8 and 9 by applying an annular flange O bolted to the rim A bv a flange D at its periphery. The ring C is held in said annular groove or recess by screwing 1t thereon. The rmgCand groove the groove is a circle struck from the point as a center, which point is eccentric to the wheel axis N. The inner periphery of the ring C is also bored out from the same cengroove, will have an eccentric movement, and can be'rotated into position with its on. mmc sn ma; ENGLAND WHEEL RlIIM or. mm FOR, ri inoivrariic oasonii) .mmns; I

Specification of Letters l atent. Application filed December 10,1996. Serial nb. .a4 5.

and 9, the ringflange D is- -in its workin position, that is concentric with the rlm an 2,, its flange becomes eccentric,- with the wheel and lies-flush at one'part. with the periphery of the rim, thus .enabling' the pneumatic tire tofbe removed. 'The fianges in the. drawings -are,soaforme'd,that, 'one' edge of the'outer covet-fits into an em- 1 any shape of'pneuinatictires, the flanges being, formed of the: required shape to ,re, ceive the edgesgof the .outer cover; The outer surface a isf'preferably entirely- "flatexcept at the oppos te ed central portiong .f g I I.

.Themode'of a "tion is as 'followsf Tlie ring C being turned into one position,lwill have tric boredring G concentric'withthe oi- -B andDflIf, I 'a turn, the flange atone partivi'll lie'flush with, or below-the periphery of the rim A, and the eccentric movement will. have broughtthe'thinnest part B the ring flange to be brought wholly out of the way. at one part, and partly out of the .way for a considerable portion of the surface of the wheel. The removal of the tire is then comat one side, facilitates it being placed in position. \Vhen the tire isin place, the annular ring is-rotated'so as to bring its flange D concentric with the flange B of the rim; The

tire is then inflated in the usual manner, and

against the inner. faces of the two flanges.

flange D concentric with the rim. If roby the inflation against the flanges and locked pleted by sliding it off at that part, and it 10ofalls or comes ofi 'at the opposlte part. A new tire can then be put on, and the flange D being flush with the peripheryof the ring the edges of the outer cover pressed sidewiso Thus the edges of the outer cover areforced *m wmama tate'd into the I in" r.

confining the pneumatic tire, -.orif rotated half a turn i'nto'the position shown in 'Fig.

and the 'edgelat the other sidefits into an embayment' inf the flange D l of {the rin 'The edges. of the outer' cover .-are forced. .against the flanges by. the pressure: insidew the air j tube, a'ndi'theiouter vcoveriwil-l b'e j thoroughly locked when"the. tire isfinfla'ted.

. {The inventioncan be applied-toah'nost '5 rp i ide i d so it can belconcaveor' otherwise shaped at the its flange-D truly eoncentrio ivitihthe flange B at theopposite side ofth'e't-rim A', Figs, 1 .8 and l,-andinthisposition, holdstheleccen the wheel, -with the tire "between the flanges I ever, it be; turned sa'y half to i the op osite'side, (Fig-52,) thus causing them.

. inpositio'n. After the ring Chas been turned I ence in all the fi' ure s, refer to like parts. V

so-that its flange D is concentric with the 'fiange B on the rim, the procedure in inflating the tire'is the same as" at the present time, and the result the-same, as the edges of the outer. cover ressing a ainst the flanges, lock the tire in place. the tire cover, all that is necessary is to de Hate the air tube, press the edges-of the outer cover away: from the flanges, and then give the ring halfa turn, and the tire can then be taken off. The amount. of eccentricity of g the rin is approximately equal to the depth of the ange. I p 16 The bore of the ring C is screw-threaded, and the recess or shoulder 0 provided with similar threads, so that the ring C ean'be screwed thereon, and then held with its flange concentricwith the flange on the rim, 20 by means of a set pin'G or other suitable appliance. The screw threads formed on the un ternal periphery of the rings and the threads formed on the rim are cut so as to allow the rings to screw upon the rim inan opposite direction to that which the wheel is intended to travel'so that the revolving of I the wheel forward will tend to automatically ti htcn the ring upon the rim by'the action o' the rotation of the wheel. we 80 J is a projecting lug for the purpose of startin t sharp El mer, should the ring happen to stick, it will Q start the unscrewing of the ring. 86 In thus'describing the invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the exact details hereiubefore described; Thus for example-the ring (J could be made if desired nearly the full width of o the rim and the recess in the rim A made to eorres end, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, or the ring can be freely mounted in the recess as shown in Fig. .5 and held locked in the by means of an annular collar E fastened on by set pins 'F. The letters of refer- Fig. 4, and, of course, the inflating va 0 removeie ring to unscrew, so that ifa ow be given to this lug bya ham-,

It will, of course, e understood that in Fi s.

3 and 4' tlie'tire will be removed over tie fixed flange, as shown in the upper part of veif a. pneumatic tire is used, will have to be made in'two. parts, and united when holes in the flanged'riin and the fixed rim are in aline- 'inent. Such holes would be placed so as to be in alinement, when the two flanges were '55 concentric.- 1 4 p The invention can be equally well applied for use in connection with solid rubber tires; in which case the-construction is practically the same. l r I 4 60 Fig. 6 is a sectional View through rim A and the ring C showin the-valve tube II also in section. This vrfive tube H is made in two parts H and H and the part II screws into the part HR; When it is desired toremove the tire, this part H is unscrewed and taken out, which leaves the part H in'the hole in the ring C (and attached to the pneumatic tube) free to rotate with thering C to-half a turn.

K (Fig. 7-) shows t-he'shape of the hole for the valve tube in the outer ring to prevent the valve turning around, L the round hole 'in the-rim, t

I- declare that what I claim is In a wheel, a rim having afiange upon one side thereof, an annular groove formed in the opposite side of the rim eccentric to. the axis of the wheel, threads formed at the bottom of the groove, and a retaining ring so a mounted 'in the groove and engaging the threads thereof.

In'witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name this 22nd'day of November, 1906, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. B5

- JOSEPH BETTSBRADSHAW.

' \Vitnesses: I

ERNOLD Sun-son MOSELEY, MALCOLM SMETHURST. 

